This 1989 volume presents a theory of capitalist collective action and a case study of the pre-Wo...

This translation of an undisputed classic aims to be both accurate and readable. Tocqueville's su...

The authors of this book have developed a new and stimulating approach to the analysis of the tra...

Resistance and Rebellion: Lessons from Eastern Europe explains how ordinary people become involve...

This 1987 book offers a critique of the liberal theory of the state, focusing on a detailed study...

Jon Elster has written a comprehensive, wide-ranging book on the emotions in which he considers t...

An analysis of transitional justice - retribution and reparation after a change of political regi...

James Madison wrote, 'Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would s...

Elster proposes a normative theory of collective decision making, inspired by Jeremy Bentham but ...

The book proposes a new interpretation of Alexis de Tocqueville that views him first and foremost...

This volume of essays is very much a sequel to the two earlier collections by Jon Elster, Ulysses...

Common sense suggests that it is always preferable to have more options than fewer, and better to...